Reading Strategies

Try the activity I posted and share with everyone how it went. School is almost here and I would like parents to try the different reading strategies posted. Child not in school yet? They will be ready for their 1st day with these strategies. Try it! Renee Aim: Adjectives Materials: Favorite story, paper, pen or pencil Procedure: 1. Define an adjective. An adjective describes a noun. 2. The student will read their favorite story. 3. Describe the main character. 4. List a minimum of ten words to describe the character. 5. Describe other characters in the story using steps 1-4. Follow-Up: 1. The student can use ten words to describe themselves. 2. You and the student use ten words to describe each other. Share your lists at the end. A great opportunity to see how others view you! 3. Pick a letter and use it to describe yourself. 4. Add this adjective to the bottom of a favorite picture of yourself. 5. Tell the student to describe a favorite food, animal, or toy and give the description to someone to identify. The more adjectives you use the easier it will be for the other person to identify what you are describing. 6. Make an acrostic to describe a season or use your name, i.e. W-himsical I-nteresting N-aughty T-imid E-asy R-aucous Suggested Books to Read: Peter and the Wolf In a Dark, Dark Room One Hundred Penny Box All About Sound-Berger Backyard Insects-Selsam A is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet-S. Boynton Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book about Adjectives-Heller